CONTENTS. 



RESIDENCE of the Author Extensive prospect on the banks of the Severn 

 Welsh mountains, and passages of the river Roman encampment 

 upon a British site Remains of the Romans Coins Skeletons of men 

 and horses Traces of a forest Soils of the parish Limestone, its abun- 

 dance and uses origin Rocks formed in the parish by the coral polypi 

 analysis of Rocks of deposit analysis of Lead ore Carbonate of 

 strontian Traveller's foot burned off Residences upon Limestone sup- 

 posed healthy Employment for laborers Amount of stone disposed of 

 A worthy peasant Analysis of soils considered as fallacious Dairy 

 processes Grass lands, their nature Wild plants predominating plants 

 in corn-fields Soils will produce particular herbage Mode of saving hay 

 Wheat Culture of the potato sorts expense and profit effect upon 

 the soil not considered as injurious sketch of its history its introduc- 

 tion some soils not favorable for the root introduced later than tobacco 

 value to mankind Ignorance of the first habitants of the Cerealia 

 Tendency of plants to revert to their original creation Original species 

 of the potato cannot now be ascertained Component parts of some 

 varieties Teasel crops its introduction culture gathering value- 

 its cultivation not injurious to the soil variety of names application- 

 consumption Bad custom in farming "clatters" Page 9 to 41 



Study of natural history no subject of ridicule to be made an object in 

 youth A beautiful Oak-treemagnitude of several trees uncertain in 

 producing acorns a history of the oak might be written all its products 

 valuable Wych elm its character uses magnitude name suffers in 

 early frosts not beautiful in autumn The buff tip moth Trees con- 

 dense moisture Air under trees verdure Utility and agency of foliage 

 Prevalence of plants in soils Fetid hellebore uses Village doctress 

 Blossoms of plants use not manifest Carpenter bee What flowers 

 most abundant design of flowers application of flowers love of flowers 

 emblems amusements of children universal ornament cultivation of 

 flowers bouquet Poplar tree formation of foot-stalks its suckers 



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Dyers' broom gathering dishonest practice uses for the dyer Confor- 

 mation of flax and silk Nature of color Snapdragon an insect trap 

 Dogsbane very destructive the object mysterious Glaucous birthwort 

 Snapdragon vegetates in great drought Evaporation from the earth 

 _Ivy its shelter and food for birds and insects love of ivy ornament 

 to ruins its effect Foxglove grows only in particular soils medicinal 

 uses uncertain application name ancient names Vindication of old 

 epithets Ancient and modern remedies Snowdrop a native plant- 

 remains long in abandoned places character of the snowdrop Yellow 

 oat-grassaffected by drought Vervain ancient estimation, and appli- 



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